Who we are
Grandforge Thinksmiths started with a simple belief: thinking improves with visible practice. We create upbeat spaces where people test claims, compare frames, and refine arguments together—without theatrics or cynicism.
Our mission
We help professionals and teams cultivate durable habits of clarity and charity—so ideas can be challenged while people feel respected.
- Teach frameworks that travel across domains.
- Practice in public with fair, transparent feedback.
- Celebrate revision and evidence over rhetoric.
How we teach
We combine live cohort practice, concise theory briefs, and repeatable drills. Each course includes peer reviews, annotated exemplars, and facilitation rotations to build leadership in discussion settings.
Principles
- Steelman first, then critique.
- Quantify uncertainty explicitly.
- Make reasoning visible via maps, trees, and memos.
- Distinguish facts, assumptions, and values.
Milestones
Piloted Argument Mapping Lab with 60 professionals across 5 countries.
Launched facilitator certification for bias-aware meetings and retrospectives.
Introduced Decision Trees in Practice with cross-functional case simulations.
Team
Ava Mercer
Lead Facilitator • Argument Mapping
Former policy analyst turned educator. Ava designs mapping drills that reveal hidden assumptions and help teams reach crisp decisions.
Liam Patel
Curriculum Director • Decision Science
Blends Bayesian thinking with practical guardrails. Liam’s courses pair probability intuition with hands-on tools for real choices.
Noah Kim
Community Lead • Facilitation
Builds brave, welcoming rooms. Noah trains members to run bias-aware sessions that challenge ideas while protecting dignity.